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Letitia Carson: An Oregon Odyssey with Zachary Stocks

by Oregon State University-Cascades

Lecture or Presentation Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Engagement Featured Event Open to the Public Student Experience

Wed, Jan 29, 2025

5:30 PM – 7 PM PST (GMT-8)

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Edward J. Ray Hall Atrium

1500 SW Chandler, Bend, OR 97132, United States

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The Oregon Trail years overlap with Oregon's Black exclusion era, a time when African Americans were legally barred from residency and civil rights. But in 1845, a Black woman would test the limits of those anti-Black laws and seek out a better life for herself and her family in Oregon. That woman was Letitia Carson. In this talk, Zachary Stocks of Oregon Black Pioneers will offer a detailed narrative of Letitia's life and accomplishments, and discuss her place within our state and national history. This event is free and open to all. It will begin with a catered reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the guest lecture and short Q&A at 6 p.m.
Food Provided (Light refreshments)

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Zachary Stocks

Executive Director

Oregon Black Pioneers

Zachary Stocks is a public historian, interpreter, and the Executive Director of Oregon Black Pioneers. Zachary previously served as Program Director of Historical Seaport and Visitor Services Manager of Northwest African American Museum. He is a former intern of Colonial Williamsburg and Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and a former seasonal Park Ranger at Lewis & Clark National Historical Park. He holds a BA in History from the College of William & Mary with a certificate in Public History from the National Institute for American History and Democracy, and an MA in Museology from the University of Washington. Zachary lives in Astoria.

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